Three youngsters from Arilova area in the city are feared to have drowned while swimming in the sea near Jodugullapalem beach here.
A group of ten youngsters from Balajinagar area in Arilova had gone to the beach to beat the heat.
Five of them were caught in a strong current. While two of them managed to reach the shore with the help of fishermen, three others are missing.
Police have launched a search operation. The missing youths were identified as Samuel Raju (19), an auto-driver, Lokesh (20), a painter and Vijay Kumar (20), a mechanic.
Inspector Ch Dhanunjaya Naidu said the search operation is on.
